As we previously reported, NXT star Austin Aries suffered a nasty eye injury during an NXT Live Event match with Shinsuke Nakamura in California. According to a report from PWInsider, Aries suffered a large orbital fracture from Nakamura’s kick, and will be held out until 2017 as he is set to undergo surgery in in Birmingham, Alabama.
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— Austin Aries (@AustinAries) October 27, 2016